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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 15, 1993 Page - 2 - 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person. A. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, noted there was a lot of business on the Agenda. He said a City Council Member had recommended consolidation of the City Election at the March 1 Meeting. He said he does not believe the City should change the way it conducts the Election but should expand the way the City operates and give people an opportunity to vote on more of the things that take place in the City. He said this could be handled inexpensively. He said everyone in the room is going to be bombarded with new fees or taxes from all levels of government. He said before cities receive funds for outside development, they will be required to provide a bona fide means to prove they have the support of the people. B. Rick and Pam Richards, 335 Peralta Avenue. Mr. Richards said the 2nd Annual Alzheimer's Memory Walk will be held on October 2 at the San Leandro Marina. He said, thanks to the support of the City Council and the community, last year's Walk earned $50,000. He said he and his wife will co-chair the Walk and will be starting meetings and soliciting support soon. He said, in February, he and his wife went to Sacramento to talk to the Legislature about funding for Alzheimer's, and they also plan to go to Washington, D.C. , in April and back to Sacramento in the future. Mrs. Richards read from testimony she had provided to the Legislature regarding her experience with her mother's Alzheimer's. Mr. Richards said the cost involved for a person with Alzheimer's is in the $46,000-a-year range. He said approximately 4,000,000 people suffer today; and, it is estimated, if no cure is found by the year 2014, 14,000,000 people will be affected. He thanked the City Council for their support and said he is looking forward to this year's Walk. Mayor Karp said the success of the Walk is due to the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Richards and encouraged the audience to participate. C. Jeff Houston, 1465 Burkhart Avenue, asked, related to the Dredge Disposal Site Acquisition, if the Sierra Club appeals the lawsuit and wins, would that reverse the provisions of the MOU for acquisition of the site? Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said it would not. Mr. Houston said the City Council would be certifying the EIR regarding the acquisition of the Dredge Disposal Site. He said he understood the EIR would have to address all issues relevant to the site. Mr. Houston asked which EIR was being certified. Steve Meyers said the EIR being certified for the acquisition of the Dredge Disposal Site was the EIR that was prepared for the re-zoning of the Robert's Landing property and for the acquisition of the Dredge Disposal Site.